What color is #407600?

#407600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #407600?

The RGB value is 64, 118, 0: 64 red, 118 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407600?

The complementary color is #360076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407600 color

#407600 rgb(64, 118, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #407600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 46.3% green and 0% blue (64, 118, 0).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#407600 color codes

HEX	`#407600`
RGB	`rgb(64, 118, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 46.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 100%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, -35.51, 49.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 60.52, 125.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.593, 14.046, 2.258)`
Decimal	`4224512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407600, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #407600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #407600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407600; }
.text { color: #407600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 118 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407600, #057600); }

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Questions

What color is #407600?: #407600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #407600?: The RGB value is 64, 118, 0: 64 red, 118 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407600?: The complementary color is #360076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.